ISRO Chief offers special prayers at Udupi for the success of Chandrayaan-2
Udupi: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan on Sunday visited and offered special prayers at Shri Krishna Math for the success of India’s Lunar Mission Chandrayaan-2 here in Udupi.
Sivan arrived at Shri Krishna Math in Udupi along with his family and offered special prayers for Chandrayaan-2 that is scheduled to be launched on July 14, 2019.
Sivan also sought blessings from Palimaru Shri Vidyadisha Theertha Swamiji.
Chandrayaan-2 is India's second lunar exploration mission after Chandrayaan-1. Developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO, the mission is planned to be launched to the Moon by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III). It includes a lunar orbiter, lander and rover, all developed indigenously.
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Second Indian national dies after suffering severe injuries in US house fire
New York (PTI): A second Indian national has died after suffering severe injuries in a house fire in Albany, the US authorities and the Indian mission here have said.
Anvesh Sarapelli succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, a day after the death of Sahaja Reddy Udumala, who had also suffered severe burns in the same incident.
"We are deeply saddened by the untimely demise of Mr Anvesh Sarepalli, an Indian national, who lost his life in a house fire incident in Albany. Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with his family in this difficult time," the Consulate General of India in New York said in a social media post on Saturday.
The mission is in touch with his family and is providing all possible assistance, it added.
Umudala and Sarapelli were among four people found inside the home near Quail Street when police and firefighters responded to the fire on December 4.
The victims were treated at the scene by the Albany Fire Department and emergency medical personnel before being transported to Albany Medical Centre Hospital.
Umudala and Sarapelli were later transferred to the Westchester Medical Burn Centre for further treatment.
Albany Police said “tragically”, Umudala and Sarapelli both succumbed to their injuries they sustained in the fire.
The Albany Police Department had said in a statement that when they arrived at the scene, officers and firefighters found the residence fully engulfed in flames and learned that several individuals were still inside the home.
A ‘GoFundMe’ campaign has been launched by Udumala’s cousin, Rathna Gopu, to help meet funeral and memorial expenses, repatriation arrangements and other costs arising from the tragedy.
On the fundraising page, Gopu said the family had suffered an “unimaginable tragedy” with the loss of Udumala, a 24-year-old master’s student in Albany.
Udumala had sustained burns covering nearly 90 per cent of her body and “struggled immensely, fighting with all the strength she had,” Gopu wrote, adding that she died after suffering complete organ failure.
